Richard Burt

Richard Burt has extensive work experience in the field of electrical engineering and power system reliability. Richard worked as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Midwest Reliability Organization from August 2018 to the present. Prior to that, they served as the Vice President of Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Standards from April 2015 to August 2018, and as a Principal Risk Assessment and Mitigation Engineer from February 2012 to April 2015.

Before joining Midwest Reliability Organization, Richard worked at Minnkota Power Cooperative for a significant portion of their career. Starting in December 1998, they held the position of EMS and Compliance Manager, where they managed the Energy Management System and NERC compliance departments. During this time, they gained experience in various engineering roles including system planning, power quality studies, load forecasting, telecommunications, cybersecurity, network system administration, and control systems engineering.

Richard also worked as an Instructor of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Dakota from August 2004 to May 2005, and as an Applications Engineer at Lattice Semiconductor from January 2001 to January 2002.

Richard began their career as a Process Controls Intern at J.R. Simplot Company from 1996 to 1998.

Richard Burt received their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of North Dakota, which they attended from 1994 to 1998. In 2019, they also completed an Energy Executive Course at the University of Idaho.